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About Kathni Village

Kathni is a mid sized village in Tetiha Bambor tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,629, made up of 872 males and 757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares.

Kathni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Tetiha Bambor
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 1,629
Male Population 872
Female Population 757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathni compares

By the 2011 count Kathni is the 17th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Getting to Kathni

Kathni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kathni as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kathni from other places

Kathni lies about 28 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Mahes Khunt, about 9.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kathni
Nearest railway station Mahes Khunt 9.2 km
Nearest town Gogri Jamālpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Tetiha Bambor 28 km
District headquarters Munger 28 km

Villages closest to Kathni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tetiha Bambor tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kathni

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathni village had a population of 1,629. That makes it the 17th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Kathni village has 872 males and 757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathni has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 864.

Kathni covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kathni falls under Tetiha Bambor tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kathni is Mahes Khunt, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kathni.

Kathni is about 28 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathni is in Tetiha Bambor tehsil of Munger district. Mahes Khunt is about 9.2 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 14 km away. Tetiha Bambor is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuratanr (12 km), Chanchar (12 km) and Saidpur (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kathni today is likely to be higher.

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